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100

Who started the Black Arts Movement?

Amiri Baraka

100

Name one kind of art used in the Black Arts Movement.

Poetry

100

What did the movement want to do for Black people?

Empower them

100

When did the Black Arts Movement happen?

1960s to 1970s

100

What did the Black Arts Movement help Black people feel?

Proud

200

Name a famous female poet from the movement.

Nikki Giovanni or Sonia Sanchez

200

What kind of stage performance told Black stories?

Theater

200

Name a theme often seen in Black Arts works.

Black pride

200

Name one city where the movement was strong.

New York

200

How did the movement use art?

To speak out and share stories

300

What was Amiri Baraka’s original name?

LeRoi Jones

300

What music styles influenced the movement?

Jazz and soul

300

Why did Black artists start their own movement?

To have their own voice

300

How long did the movement last?

About 10 years

300

What did Black Arts inspire in future artists?

To be proud and make change

400

Which playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun?

Lorraine Hansberry

400

What kind of art was painted on neighborhood walls?

Murals

400

What did the movement fight against?

Racism

400

What other movement was closely connected to Black Arts?

Black Power Movement

400

How did the movement help communities?

By bringing people together through art

500

Name a poet who combined jazz and poetry.

Gil Scott-Heron

500

What group helped teach Black Arts poetry and theater?

Poetry workshops or theater groups

500

How did Black Arts inspire change?

By using art to speak out and inspire activism

500

Name a city outside New York important to the movement.

Chicago or Oakland

500

Name one way the Black Arts Movement changed history.

It helped start new ideas about Black culture and rights

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